Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-04
Boston Produce Market.

BosToN, Nov. ., iSST.
better feeling has been developed inthc
butter murhet and the md cation. are that
trade Will gradually improve during tins
month. The demand, however, continues to
be confined mainly to the finest fresh grades,
which are closely sold up. tiuyc,s are ,au
tious about operating in other grades, and it
is as difficult aus ever to move round lots Of
held STOCK except mt very low figures Plenty
OF second class iresh is of ed at about same
pilces as the early make, aud Is taken in pref
ercncc. but some of the late receipts have a
frosty flavor, and this will utimal ely make
buyers more willing to take wel!-kept held
stock. Advices from the interior are NOR,
favorable. Fine fair lots of New Y. rk ard
Vermont dairy are kept cleaned up ut % to "a
cents, but long darlcs continue dall and IL,
IL to 20 cents Common grades under 10 cents
are more plentiful, but there is not yet much
butter on the market that can be bought
under 10 cents pound. We quutc West
ern extra fresh made ere amery. 70 tt21 e; DO ex-
ira firsts 2313Q92i13c DO trsts 2lI2Sc do fancy
imitation creamery GOOGLE do seconds lS0l0c
DO factory. choice, fresh l7cts ; do fair to good
l5p Ii New York fresh made creamery. extra
"dg!1c do ex' ru tirsts, 2iGs25c Vcrn mt extra
creamery. @127c; do ey RI tlists, 2iGl!5c
90 dairy good 10 cholc". 22Gla3c; selections,
cry, good 10 choice, 2lGt2jc; Low grades Of
butter a3 to quality. Tue above quotations
are receivers prices for strictly Wholesale
lots. uh',iDg prices one CT two cts. hiahCr
CHEESE Northern choice l2G1lic; Ohio
choice g; lower GRADES, sole; Northern
sage lIls%l3c; jobbing price, 1ac higher.
TALl4DW-City rendered, 455W4a5C; cOun-
bEANSCChoisc sma New York hand pick
large hand picked pea 81 35Ss@a 20; small, Yer
screened peaa 100 2 so; hand picked medium,
s$f3 y GHoiGs yeo Mo eyes g 30
bush; timothy, West, 81 7C0,2 IS; clover, North,
a4c per ID: cover, West, slts1Gc; red top
West, per so ID sack, 9O@9 10; Jersey, 100
HAY--Choice prime hay, Sl7Gls: fair to
| good, $l50i6; Eastern fine. Sl?@l5 poor t
ordinary hay. $l2dDn East swale IO0li. Rye
oat straw, SSes 50.
hOPtChoice 1856 Eastern and New yrok,
| Gl1Sc per A.; common to medium bGLBc
good to choice 1887 al l3dDls.
| FGGS-East fresh, 81 cents; do hrsts, 81
Qe22c; Vermont and New Hampshire 23ll24c
choice Canada. 2O1:lc; good to choice west
POULTRY AND GAME-Northern young
fresh killed turkey ). choice. lSlDa,c : Northern
killed turkeys, CHI ice. l54Dl6 &C Yves ern fair to
good, l26Dl4c Northern fresh killed chickens,
choice, loGDSO; fair to good. l20l5c ; western
| fowls, l2G1l5c; Western fresh killed fowls
| S(Dllc.
| POTATORS-Houlto rose per bushel, 73c
| QGi5c: Houton Hebrons, Soc; Vermont rose
and Burbanks and Hebrons, 65Q75c; New
York rose, DC; New York Hebrons, 6tszto5c
Arooslook Hebrons,75: Aroostook rose, 7Uc
| GREEN FRulT-Apples plentiful. No.
Baldwins rul.sat 81 1902; Pipplns and Green
| ings, l.5t01L75, and Fancy Snow anh Craven
| steips2 1903 Ter bbl. Common VA etIes 7i6t
| LIS per Dbl. nberrIcs quiet at S5.56l17.5L
! per btl, Grapes &l6c per pound. Ounces
| S2t3 per bushels. Evaporated apples steady
| 80llc per pound.
| GKAIN-Corn rules firm and,n demand with
| sail lots only, steamer yellow 1T b7Ll15S4c L,
| and steamer mixed ut i5340I57c per Dushe
| Oats continue steady, in III derate demand
| with sales Of northern white at 35$4Q1J7c III
elevators and 36ISQE37l9c on track for No. /:
white Bran has been in fair demai d sales of
spring at $lY, 81 and winter al SO 5OlD2l W
| middliugs at Sl9lDe.3 Is; cotton seed meal al
| S24 % or sp T. and *:3 to arrive.
| MEATS Pork Is steady and in fair demand
slt0; clear and back. $40 80 "a 800 D bbl,
| The humber OF hogs packed at the Wes dur
ing this week was 100000. Beet is In m deraie
demand wi, h sales of mess and extra, and 81
| as 0O; and 7 5t0D8 80 Tor plate am family.
Lard is selling at 74O'12 D ID. Hams, llG
| ll16c q 10.
| WOOL There has been mooerate de-
| maud Tor wool ard prices rule in uvor OF
| buyers. The sales of ohio and l'ennSy wanna
| tlr, ces have been 3l03i1a for y, 3!Qt}211 fnt
| XX and 3}l3i for NX and above, ard xxx
| in Michigan X tir, ccs there h we b,cn sa Us
| III the range # 296JjU. Comb and deluint
| fleec,s are in good demand, and stocks are
| small and held firm. In t. rl'ory W oil there
| have been quite tree sales of Tine ut l5GGlg ana
| medium at 1904. us to quaiIy. Texas and
| Cali Ornla woods have been qniet Pulled
| wool is in fair demand AT .9Gi5 for super and
21Gc30 for extra. Foreign wuos quiet.